National Republican., 1887-12-13
THE MITKlEWICZ CONCESSION
THE BANK READY TO BEGIN BUSINESS
MKT MONTH.
The Grants Have Not Been and viii
Not Be Revohed-Animus Of the OPP
position OF EnRiish and German
FinsnciaI Interests.
New York World. /


Count Mitkiewicz and Wharton Barker. As
soon as 1t became known that these ooncea
sions had been granted TO the Philadelphia
syndicate headed by the gentlemen whose
names are mentioned, there was q constant
~ recurrence Of statements, partly original In
America and partly cabled from China, to the
effect that the concessions had been resclnded;
that Count Mitkiewicz was a fraud Of the first
water, and that the Chinese government had
absolutely refused TO have anything what
ever to do with him. II has been declared
that Mitkiewicz, when he went TO China, pre-
sented forged letter Of introduction over Pres
ident Cleveland's signature; that he repre-.
sented TO the Chinese government that he was
backed by Vanderbilt and Gonld, and that II
wss owing TO the discovery OF the falsity Of
these representations on Count Miikiewicz's
part that the government had thrown over such
concessions as were already granted to him.
IL was also set up that Count Mitkiewicz was
not count at alf, but was merely masquerad.
ing under bogus title. This, in BRIEF is one
Count MitEiewicz himself now tells the other
side. which Is supported by documentary and
has been for several days In close communtca-
tion with Count Mitkiewicz, and yesterday
spent number of hours In the apartment OF
that gentleman at the 81. James Hotel engaged
in examining documents and otherwise con-
irming the authenticity OF Count Mtkiewlcz's
The named Is rather
and he speaks with slight Russian accent.
His manner is polished and convincing, and
hetpeaks with huency and earnestness.
PRESIDENT CLEvELAND's LETTER.
when the matter OF the alleged forgery of
Mr.. ClevelaDds name 10 letter OF introduce
tlon was brought up Count Mrkiewicz pro-
The executive mansion at Washington aud
containing the following words.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON.
t. ME- bEgfsae fo &c G.
editor and proprietor ofthe Washington Gazette,
tobe reputable gentleman: .
The body Of the letter is 10 the handwriting
of one Of President Cieveland's assistants.
The signature is, however, unmistakably that
"That" said Count Mitkiewicz, "is the first
point among the allegations concerning my con-
duct in China will lay, before you all the
from them You will see that ali the other
statements are quite as absurd as this one.
You will first notice that In Mr. ,Cleveland's
Mitkiewicz. In none Of the documents does
the title Of count appear. Invent 70 China as
so far was rom EN- employing the title mentioned med
that even my private Invitations to social en-
tertainments were addressed to me always as
zen that went to China, and did not, there
fore, employ any other tnan an American
EFFORTS TO DEFEAT THE SCHEME.
In response TO an inquiry as to who had un-
dertaken to overthrow these concessions Count
Then he added, Russell &'Co. years ago used
TO be q great American house in China"
What are they. now p asked the reporter.
"Simply commission brokers'"
Russell Z co are hs sn house S
enIeIRrisvafpOh magnitude as this one % -
Ne ,sp .Isss, GSuRs D Se as %ss
Russell Russell &c { Co: arc simply commission brokers
now, some OF the members Of the firm are de
WSch IS an EnSsh nsuon and all oppo
English and other foreign Influences at work
"Yc;u say that Russell & Co. are fallen from
u ,eir former hish position; Will you be good
gone out Of business. Only the young men are
there-men like Wheeler. who Is one OF the
partners in the English bank; Forbes, Vincent
smith, and a few more Of the same Sort"
"But why should not the young men follow
in the footsteps of their predecessorsg p
"They might have done 30 had they not once
deceived the Chinese government and thu,
placed themselves In Q position unfortunate 70
inc ,se war the m Sn
found itself under the necessity Of transferring
Its steamships Of the China Merchant Company
m %anSeement M of % The @ greatest tent enterprise ChiaS
has got-that of the China Merchant STEAMSHIP
Company. This transfer was made by the
later on, the treaty OF peace was signed by
Mskicbapg, the envoy who accompanied me
from China here, and The government ,| Dc |,
maNded the return OF the steamers. Russell q
amount Of money should be paid to them as
iSs s !o me- Of % Ills matter Il ssid that the govern
had had TO Q do the be,t il could. 'of course, con
eTs back. the government was obliged to u.s.
diplomacy to certain extent. II paid Russel
amount demanded, and gave them az
agency for the Chinese government But thi
agency was all the firm ever got, for they
od sTSG any aTnhS qdfE Is ino aS
Chang. frazar & Co., of New York, who are
in America, win doubtless confirm my state
that Gen; Wilson. who had been in China be
fore me, had rendered services TO the country
recommended by. Col. DENLY, the American
npon Elm fayofably GeSe and Wouid have done
found out that behind both Wilson and, Denb!
whole thing. The viceroy then asked me I
so to Pekin and see Minister DENLY aud tel
him how China felt & toward RIss. America r AND
america could do nothing with any scheme o
her own in China as long as Russell q Co. ha'
nS IecSommend EH Sim to the syndicate Irepresente,
snd asked that Col DENLY should become a
interested party, because he already knew
great deal Of China and he would be yery use
fnl TO the syndicate as we'll as to the Chimes
j did not want to 80 to Pekin to see Min
mission through political channels and di'
not desire to make 1t a diplomatic affair.
wanted to carry 1t through simply. as a.
American citizen IN pursuit ofa plain bnsi y,
that was successful. Besides, II l had origi
naily gone to Pekin 70 Minister Denby to b
introduced by him, i would n have be been n @ el
other public officials; The foreign minister!
suppose, would also have known of m
visit and of the nature oi my errand. Russel
ard should have been handicapped i
every direction and everybody would have be
come SO thoroughly posted upon my move
anything. IL was necessary for me to observ
the utmost secrecy. ! may also say that m
Iipht hand never knew what my left hand va
''Row is It that dispatches came here iror
Jienisln declaring so emphaticaly that tn
concessions had been revoked and do 20
know who sent those dispstchesg'
The responsibility for this rests upon what
term the remnants OF the ling. In Tientsi
there is an agent OF Russell Il 20. by the nam
r. N. Brown, Brown Is the nephew Of a NJ
Washington. By the way, Bartlett Is M
memorialized or appointed from the Chime
throne. He simply holds his position in I'll
legations, through the influence of Russell
from getting IN its work through the Chiue
teIprise that would be likely toprove troubl,
some to Russell Il Co. This Bartlelt's wife Is
relative Of Vincent Smith, OF Russell & "a
and this same MIR. Bartlett has also very ne
relative attached TO New York paper; an
this Is the paper that has been most bitterly an
unscrunnlously hostile to this American ente